Dually & Single Wheel Mud Flap Sets/Accessories

Whether you have a work truck, a city truck or an off-roader, mud flaps can protect your truck by deflecting debris away from the fender wells. Your tires are constantly contacting all kinds of potentially paint-damaging things like mud, tar and small rocks. While your truck’s fender wells are designed to contain stuff like this, they can’t do it all and that is where mud flaps come in. Fender walls do not reach down to the tires and leave a substantial area unprotected allowing your tires free to flip mud, rocks, salt and more out violently toward your paint as well as other drivers behind you. A work truck entering the road from a construction site can easily pick up small rocks in the tire treads and then flip them out at highway speed resulting in dings and dents to your truck or other vehicles. Installing the right mud flaps can save you money and time by keeping your truck cleaner and better protected from rocks, tar, salt, mud and anything else that can get swept up in your tire treads and thrown out toward an unsuspecting paint job.

Whether you refer to them as mud flaps, splash guards, mudguards, or splash shields, they are basically the same product. Mud flaps and splash guards are installed as extensions of the front fenders and rear quarter panels or bedsides. The names “mud flap” and “splash guard” are often used interchangeably. They protect the rocker panels and the windshields of drivers behind you. Splash guards and mud flaps perform the same function. So, mud flaps are the same as splash guards and mud guards. They are attached behind tires and prevent gravel, mud, tar, dirt and water from splashing up onto your truck while you are driving. They keep your truck clean and looking new by protecting the paint. They also save you a lot of time washing your truck and money paying for carwashes. Whether you call them splash guards or mudflaps they are worth the money and pay for themselves with even one use protecting the paint from flying rocks that chip away paint and expose bare metal which can later rust. Whether you drive on gravel roads, messy job sites, go off-roading or make deliveries in the city your mudflaps are a worthy investment that pay for themselves several times over. Your truck’s mud flaps serve an essential purpose. They’re one of the simplest pieces protective equipment on a truck. Mud flaps are also called mudguards, splash aprons and splash guards.

Mudflaps, mud flaps or mud guards are used in conjunction with a vehicle’s fenders to protect the vehicle, passengers, other nearby vehicles, as well as pedestrians from mud and flying debris tossed into the air by a vehicle’s rotating tires. Mudflaps are usually made from a flexible material, often rubber which cannot be easily damaged by contact with flying debris, the tire, or the road surface. They are rectangular shields of rubber, plastic or metal that hang behind a vehicle’s rear wheels. IN order to prevent mud, dirt and other road debris from striking the truck or other motorists, mudflaps need to be as wide as the tire or tries, in the case of dually trucks with dual rear wheels on each side.

The term “mud flap” was coined in 1944 when Oscar Glenn March invented his most famous invention, a “the mud flap”. Glenn was a truck driver Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City during World War II. Glenn constructed brackets which attached to the undercarriage of a truck behind each wheel. Each of the brackets held a heavy rectangular piece of canvas, that prevented the truck tires from flipping rocks, water, mud, and debris at other vehicles as they drove down the road. Glenn’s mud flap devices we so effective that they because standard equipment of all trucks for Tinker AFB. Soon, other military bases adopted the idea and it spread to the public as well. Nowadays, mud flaps are required in many states for trucks to prevent damage to other vehicles and are ubiquitous all around the world. From 18 wheeler big-rigs to pickup trucks, work trucks, haulers and duallys mud flaps are everywhere protecting vehicles from paint damage, dents, tar, rocks, mud and other debris kicked up on-road or off-road.

Mudflaps may be large rectangular sheets hanging behind the tires, or may be small molded lips below the rear of the vehicle’s wheel wells. Mud flaps can be aerodynamically engineered to improve airflow and lower drag with vents and shaping. Mud flaps are available in a variety of styles. In the United States, mudflap regulations vary from state to state with some requiring their use by law.

Keeping That Truck Clean!

Your truck faces all kinds of perils out on the road, so why shouldn’t do everything you possibly can to protect? The importance of mud flaps is paramount. Mud flaps prevent mud, water, salt, and debris from flying out and impacting the body of your truck and other vehicles. This means protecting your paint, but it also means less washing. So, are mud flaps a necessity and a worthy investment? Absolutely! Mudflaps for commercial and work trucks not only enhance the look of your truck while protecting it from paint chips, debris, rock salt and of course MUD. Also, mudflaps help with snow and rain, by keeping your vehicle clean and protecting other drivers.Mudflaps prevent scratches and paint chipping. Protecting your truck with mudflaps reduces the chance that rocks and other road debris will impact the paint surface and cause scratches, chips, and dents. Also mudflats can prevent rust. Flying debris can damage your truck paint enough that the steel chassis underneath can be exposed allowing rust can develop. If left untreated, rust can spread and cause major damage. Mud flaps for commercial work trucks can help prevent rust. They also catch snow that sprays from behind your wheels obscuring the view of drivers behind you as well as slowing the buildup of road salt on your vehicle’s undercarriage which also prevents rusting. Dirt and grime that come in contact with the exterior of your truck and its undercarriage part can cause stains and chip the paint of the truck.

Mud flaps are great investment for your truck. They are an inexpensive accessory that saves you money and time. Mud flaps are designed to protect the frame of your truck from corrosion. They withstand all weather conditions, from snow and ice to rainy and arid dry.

Some people think mud flaps are not necessary. They think that until they get that first paint ding or dent from flying debris. There are so many benefits you can get from this simple but effective truck accessory. If you live in rainy or snowy areas or travel sandy and gravel roads mudflaps are the protective accessory that you must have on your truck. If you do any off-roading they are essential unless you want your truck to look like it has been through a war zone. Mud flaps or splash guards are the simple and essential accessory to keep dirt and road debris from kicking up and damaging your truck and protecting the paint and finish of your truck’s side panels. Mud flaps prevent road debris and water from spraying the side of your truck. Debris that may seem harmless can actually have a damaging effect on your truck’s exterior paint. In wintertime road salt can cause the formation of rust on your truck. Tiny rocks and road debris can kick up as you drive and impact your truck leaving nicks and dings in their wake. Wheel and fender wells can also be damaged by road debris. Debris that clogs the truck’s fender wells can cause problems with wheel axles and other mechanical components. Mud flaps also provide a simple, flexible barrier between your wheel wells and the tires themselves that can minimize damage from punctures potentially preventing flat tires and blowouts. Mudflaps also help protect pedestrians in urban areas from being splashed with water as you drive by. If your company logo and brand are on the truck that splashes pedestrians it can impact your company’s reputation. The simple act of installing splash guards or mud flaps can help prevent your truck from hurting pedestrians and other drivers while protecting your work gear from weather perils.